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- Estimate
- $20,000–$30,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 21 May 2026
- Dimensions
- 1 3⁄8 x 30 5⁄8 x 24 in. (3.6 x 77.7 x 61 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3077067
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Wolfgang Laib, Milkstone. Christie's, 21 May 2026, lot 783. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3077067.
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Wolfgang Laib, Milkstone. Christie's, 21 May 2026, lot 783. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3077067.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale · May 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | KEITH HARING AND L.A. II (1958-1990 AND B. 1967) | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Little Hermit | SOMAYA CRITCHLOW (B. 1993) | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Little Electric Chair | Andy Warhol | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| The Procession | Bob Thompson | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| Psycho Spaghetti Western #2 | Ed Ruscha | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| Untitled | Agnes Martin | $100,000–$150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang Laib | Milkstone | $27,940 | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | |
| Wolfgang Laib | maison de riz (rice house) | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Wolfgang Laib | Untitled | Sotheby's, Feb 2013 | ||
| Wolfgang Laib | Milchstein. 1978 | Grisebach, Dec 2022 | ||
| Wolfgang Laib | Milchstein (für 3/4 Liter Milch). 1978 | Grisebach, May 2014 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Cantaloupes I from Space Fruit: Still Lifes (F. & S. Ⅱ. 201) | SBI Art Auction, Oct 2021 | ||
| Wolfgang Laib | Reishaus. 2007 | Grisebach, Nov 2025 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Queen Ntombi Twala | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.